Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Citation preview
1
Eric F. Shaver, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant
January 2012
ANSI Z535.6-2011 Overview
2
This slide deck provides a brief overview of the
ANSI Z535.6-2011 standard.
It does not include all information needed to
develop collateral materials that meet the
standard’s requirements.
Please use for informational purposes only.
3
What is ANSI Z535.6-2011?
Title:
• American National Standard for Product Safety Information in
Product Manuals, Instructions, and Other Collateral Materials
Background
• Published by NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers
Association)
• One of six standards in the ANSI Z535 series
• First published in 2006
• Current revision
Published: September 15, 2011
Errata: November 1, 2011
4
Scope & Purpose
Scope:
• “…sets forth requirements for the design and location of product
safety messages in collateral materials for a wide variety of
products.” (p. 2)
Purpose:
• Address applicability of applying elements from other ANSI Z535-
series standards to collateral materials
• Establish uniform & consistent visual layout for safety information
• Minimize the proliferation of designs for safety information
• Establish a national uniform system for product safety information
• Assist manufacturers in providing safety information
• Promote efficient development of safety messages
5
What are Collateral Materials?
They:
• Contain more information than product safety signs
• Address multiple hazards and contain multiple safety messages
• Provide longer and more detailed safety messages
• Contain multiple pages of information that cannot be viewed
simultaneously
• Provide information that would be impractical to provide on
product safety signs, such as definitions of the safety alert
symbol, signal words, and safety symbols
6
What are Collateral Materials?, cont.
Examples
• Assembly instructions
• Instructions
• Maintenance or service manuals
• Owner’s manuals
• Safety manuals
• User’s guides
7
What are Safety Messages? Types?
Word messages that provide information primarily about the: • nature of the hazard;
• consequences of not avoiding a hazardous situation; and/or
• method(s) for avoiding a hazardous situation
Four types: • Supplemental Directives
• Grouped Safety Messages
• Section Safety Messages
• Embedded Safety Messages
Note: The standard does not require that documents include any particular types of safety messages. Some documents may contain no safety messages.
8
Types of Safety Messages
Definition Format Location
Supplemental
Directive
Messages about other
safety messages
May be preceded by
a signal word and/or
safety alert symbol
Cover
First page
Preceding grouped safety
messages
Grouped
Safety Message
Collected or grouped in a
document or section of a
document devoted
primarily or exclusively to
safety messages
Title
Section heading
Minimize individual
message formatting
Separate document
Distinct section within a
document
Section
Safety Message
Apply to entire sections,
subsections, or multiple
paragraphs or procedures
within a document
Signal word panel or
safety alert symbol
Beginning of the section
Before the messages to
which they apply
Embedded
Safety Message
Apply to a specific part of a
section, a paragraph, a
particular procedure or
part of a procedure, a
particular sentence, etc.
Signal word
Safety alert symbol
Signal word panel
Or no formatting
Integrated with the non-safety
information to which they
apply
9
Supplemental Directives - Format
10
Grouped Safety Messages - Format
No example provided in the standard
Formatting
• Provided in a separate document or distinct section within a
document
• Shall have a heading indicating the safety-related nature of the
information
• If a signal word is used, it should have a signal word panel &
safely alert symbol
• Typical product safety sign and label formatting should not be
used for each individual message
• Safety symbols may be used
11
Section Safety Messages - Format
12
Section Safety Messages - Format, cont.
13
Embedded Safety Messages - Format
14
Embedded Safety Messages - Format, cont.
15
Signal Word Panel
16
Safety Alert Symbols
17
Signal Words
18
Links
For additional details, including purchasing the standard:
• http://www.nema.org/stds/z535-6.cfm
• http://www.nema.org/
• http://www.ansi.org/
19
Contact Information
Eric F. Shaver, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant
Benchmark Research & Safety, Inc.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.benchmarkrs.com
Blog: www.thehumanfactorblog.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ericshaver
SlideShare: www.slideshare.net/ericfshaver
Twitter: @ericshaver
